Historical September 1993 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On August 25. the Bi-State Development Agency leased a privately-owned parking lot on DeBaliviere Avenue (the same lot on which the proposed Walgreen’s was to be built) for use as a park-ride lot for MetroLink commuters. At this writing the lot was to be open within a week with a capacity of 200 vehicles The lease has been negotiated on a month-to-month basis while the Agency explores several alternatives for a permanent solution to parking near the station.
This agreement followed an uproar caused by the towing of cars parked on this lot on Friday, August 20. Incensed motorists, who had to pay $180 in towing and associated charges, claimed they had been led to believe that parking on the site was permitted.
Each of the major parties in the argument, the owner of the property, the towing company, Bi-State, and the vehicle owners, has claimed it was someone else’s fault. Legal action has been threatened. Bi-State has requested the names and addresses of motorists whose vehicles were towed by American Towing that night to provide a complimentary MetroLink monthly pass.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1993.
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